The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-05-14

White hellibore is specific for them. Dust it on
the leaves while the dew is on them.
Level culture is the best for both potatoes and
corn.
These hints are not all original but have been
practiced by me and found serviceable and may
suit some who are not already too proficient.
j. L. M.
Philopolis, 9th District.-At the next meet
ing of Senior Gunpowder Agriculture Club, which
meets June 4th at Mr.. e. Austen's, written crop
reports will be given in and it will not be read
ing meeting as was stated in your last issue
Mr.. Austen desires punctual attendance. Col.
Walter S. Franklin will be foreman of the meet
ing. The farm has many improvements of inter-
est, and the stock shows the best of care. 1t is
said that Mr.. Austen contemplates running an
other wagon in the city Che having already two)
to supply his customers with milk.
The Junior Agricultural Club convened at the
residence of Mr.. Charles Price, ON Saturday last,
and the meeting was interesting throughout. 1t
being reading meeting, articles of much interest
were read and commented upon. Among those
present were Mrs. VIM. C. Brooks, Mr.. Thomas
Matthews and wife, Miss Ginnie Matthews, Mr..
Edwin Scott, delegates from Senior Club, and
Messrs. Thomas and Irving Gorsuch The pro-
vision made by the ladies for the inner man was
ample and palatable.
Notwithstanding the very Indictment weather
on Sunday night last, Rev. Sam'l M. Afford
preached good sermon to a number of hearers.
Churches generally throughout the day were
slimly attended.
The reopening services of Jessop NJ. E. Church,
on the goth inst, will be continued all day.
Rev. A. j. Gill in the afternoon. Rev. W. E.
Speake will also be present. Through the infu-
ence of the ladies several very valuable donation
in the way of furniture, have been secured.
Friends generally have been liberal towards the
good cause and responded most generously.
A number of Jessop's Sabbath school girls con-
template holding May festival in the grove near
Ashland on the afternoon of the 21st inst, and
already the donations of confectionery, &C., are
coming in. Generous patronage is requested by
the girls
Some fields of corn are nearly ready for cultiva-
ting but great deal is yet to be planted the late
wet spell retarding the work. The weather has
been most propitious for grain, grass and other
vegetation and the country generally looks most
beautiful.
Mr.. George A. Underwood is improving his
stable and will soon erect the sections house for
the chapel. A number of other improvements are
about to be commenced making our business brisk
during the summer for our mechanics.
DR.. Reverdy Stewart and family are visiting
Mrs. S. Sparks.
DR.. Joseph Duncan, OF Pittsburg, Pa, visited
his brother, Mr.. J. d. G. Duncan, and relatives,
last week.
Inquiries are made by the many friends of Miss
Bessie Scott, who is now a visit in California,
when they may expect her return. am Informed
that The UNION possesses more interest for her
than any newspaper. PHILoPoLIs.
Randallstown, I'd Distribution the even
ing of the 9Th instant the Pikesville Cornet
Band gave an entertainment in the hall here,
which proved a very enjoyable affair. The min
strel portion of the programme was very laugh
able, and the whole programme was well render
ed The attendance was large.
Mrs. Choate, wife of Mr.. E. S. w. Choate, &C.
companied by her little daughter, left for New
York on Thursday morning, 18th instant Miss
Jennie George, daughter of Mr.. John George, Of
Rockdale, also accompanied them.
Mr.. William Frazier is preparing to build a new
barn, to take the place of the one lately destroyed
by fire.
Owing to the warm weather the attendance at
the last meeting of the literary society not
large, but an interesting programme was present.
ed. The question, "Was the reign of Henry VIII
advantageous to the liberty of England" was
ably discussed and the judges, Messrs M. L. Jean,
VIM. Sellers and Walter Burnham, decided in
favor of the affirmative. One of the visitors was
your Hebbville correspondent, who was warmly
greeted by many friends. BEATRICE.
Amateur s.-Catonsvile hall was
filled with fashionable audience on Tuesday
night to witness the amateur theatrical perform
ance of two farces by the Thalia Society, of Mount
Washington. The performance was given to Mrs.
Robert Mitchell for the benefit of the Free Lying
in Hospital attached to the University of Mary
land. special train left Union Station at us,
carrying large number of people and returning,
left Gainesville at 1890. The plays produced
were "The Soldiers Courtshp" and "The Poetic
Proposal" The following was the caste in the
first piece: Colonel Clayton, Mr. H. B. Phillips
r ME- w..
a maid Miss Alice Pendergast. In the second
play, Mr.. Lovejoy took the part of John Fletcher;
Mr.. Parkns that of Charles Harper Mr.. Phillips,
Mr.. Timothy Knight; Miss Pendergast, Lucy
Fletcher, and Miss Bertha Van Den Berg that of
Jenny Markhall. The performance was highly
creditable and the acting was q uniform scale
of excellence. AS the entertainment was over be-
fore ten o'clock, the floor cleared and dancing
INDUCED in.
Calverton, Sd District.-Work on our new
school house has at last been commenced. The
School Commissioners met the contractors, Messrs.
Schumacher & Harris, on the premises on Monday,
when the ground was staked off. Messrs. Peddi-
cord & Harding, who are digging the cellar, COM
menced on Wednesday morning. The stone work
has not yet been given out The building is to
be finished by the last of August.
Benjamin Longley, who has been confined to
the house all the winter with dropsy, is now able
to be out, but is not strong enough for work.
Mr.. Frederick Lewis, one of our enterprising
business men, is building a large store and feed
house just opposite his present stand. The store
will have dwelling attached and will be a very
nice improvement when completed. VENUS.
-FOUR correspondent might have noticed that we
had an item last week about the Sunday law yior
lations at Caverton. We don't care for ne,0s two
weeks old-EDs.] ~
The Old Copper Works Sold.-The Bal
timore City Water Board has sold to Mr.. III. 3.
Shimp, the old Copper Works property, situated
on the Gunpowder falls, Hartford road, for &c.
100, and $500 additional for back rent. Mr..
Shrimp has been running steam saw-mill at that
place for some time, and will continue the business
there The city reserves the water right
Confirmation Services.-Right Rev. William
Paret, Bishop of Maryland, will visit Trinity P.
E. Church, Towsontown, Sunday morning, May
18th, at II o'clock, when he will administer the
Apostolic rite of confirmation to class of about
sixteen persons. The friends Of the church gen.
orally are cordially invited to attend this service.